Marine clock



May. .Z0 1924;

1,495,052 F- WEHINGER MARINE CLOCK Filed June 6, 1923 t\ D u n s :5 WQnu a? l() Y D *5 S 95 -n r @E I k r u "LF x\v I Q Q :s S (Si k l' Q a f.K I I v l t m Q u n rb Q Patented My 20, 1924.

UNITED sTATes rnnnnnrox WEHINGER or VwAtrnnianiw,

CONNECTICUT, Assr'enoa 'ro WATERBURJY CLOCK no., OF WA'TERBURY,CONNECTICUT, a CORPORATION.

MAR-INE 4'e'.tool'r Applicaties r11-ed June s,

but partly in broken, vertical section, of a marine clock embodying myinvention.

F ig. 2 al view ofthe clock in vertical, central section, barring theclock-movement, which, stripped olf its train, isV shown in elevation.'v

Fig. '3 a detached, perspective view o'f the lower bracket of thecase-back.

Fig. 4 a corresponding view o'f the upper bracket thereof. f Y

My invention rrelates to ran improvement in sO-called marine clocks, theobject being to produce, Vat a low cost for manufacture, a simple,compact and convenient'clock of the character described, constructedlwith particular reference to convenience of )assembling and rigidity ofstructure when put together.

Vith these ends in View, my invention consists in a marine 'clock havingcertain details of construction and combinations of parts as will behereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In carrying out my invention, as herein shown, I employ Va relativelydeep, cupshaped case-back 5 having, upon its forward edge, a wide,annular flange 6 located in a plane parallel with the plane of the backof the case-back and itself formed with a rearwardly-turned, narrow,annular fitting-rim 7. The said case-back provides for the carriage ormounting ofthe movement, whatever the detailed construction of the samemay be. As herein shown, the movement is, for convenience ofillustration, limited to its main struct-ure, consisting of front andrear movement-plates 8 and 9, held together by pillars 10 and 11, therear ends of which are provided with threaded stems 12 passed throughsuitable perforations in the backof the case-back 5 and receiving nuts13, by

1923. Serial N0. 643,612.

means of which the movement is rigidly secured to 'the 'case-back, bywhich its rear port-ion is enclosed.

To the front face of the lower portion of the. flan-ge y6 of thecase-back 5 I secure a segmental lower bracket 14, formed at its endswith corresponding mounting-arms 15 turned forward from its lower edgeat a right angle toits plane and having threaded perforations 16'. Thesaid bracket is also formed with a wide, clock-supporting arm 17extending rearwardly at a right angle to its plane, from the center ofits lower edge, through a narrow slot 18 in the lower edge of theflange. 6. As shown, the bracket 14 is secu-red to the front face of theflange 6 ofthe case-back 5 by means of fasteninglingers 19 struck out ofit and passed through holes in the said flange Aand headed down upon therear face thereof, but I do not limit myself to `any .particular mea-nsfor-rigidly `attaching the segmental bracket in question to thecase-back.

The threaded perforations 1G 'of the respective mounting-'arms 15receive the threaded stems 21 of two case-legs 22, which aire passedthrough suitable perforations 23 located on opposite lsides of thecenter of the bottom ofy the case-body 24, which is aclapted iinvdiai'neter to fit over the arms 15, as well as over the mounting-arm 25of an upper bracket 26 secured by integral fingers 27 to the upper edgeof the front face of the ange 6 of the case-back, the rim 7 whereof fitssnugly within the case-body, which is virtually sleeved over the saidcase-back.

By means of the upper and lower brackets secured to the case-back, asdescribed, the case-body is firmly attached to the case-back, by which,as already described, the movement is carried.

The rearwardly-extending, clock-supporting arm 17 provides, as it were,a third leg for the clock, which is supported in a tilted position bymeans of this arm, in conjunction with the two case-legs 22 located in aplane in front of it.

The handle of the clock consists of a ring-head 28 mounting a ring 29and having a threaded stem 30, which passes downward through aperforation 31 in the top ot' the case-body and enters a threaded hole32 in the mounting-arm 25 of the upper bracket 26.

VAs herein shown, but having nothing to do with my present invention, a.flanged bell 33 is secured to the case-back by means of screws 34entering a reinforcing washer 35 located within the case-back, whichisformed with a central opening for the Vrearward projection through itof the center-arbor 36, which is provided at its rear end with anoperating-button 37 and at its forward end with the minute-hand 38.

The front movement-plate 8 mounts a dial-back'39 carrying a dial 40,which is enclosed by a mat 41 co-acting with the inwardly-turned,forward .edge of the casebody 24 in holding the glass 42 in place.

It will be understood from the foregoing that under my invention thecase-back provides for mounting and carrying the clockmovement and theadjuncts thereof, and also for the attachment of the case-body, which issecured to it by means of the caselegs and case-handle. This provides anexceedingly rigid clock-structure and one easily assembled anddismembered.

The lower bracket discharges the three- -told function of providing forthe attachment of the case-legs; for securing the casebody'to thecase-back; and also for thesupport of the clock in the usual tiltedposition of such clocks.

I claim:

l. In a marine clock7 the combinationl with a case-body7 of a case-backadapted to be entered into the open rear end thereof; a clock-movementcarried by the said case-back, a bracket fastened to the lower portionof the case-back7 formed with a rearwardly-projecting wardly-projectinglugs located on opp-osite sides of the said rearwardly-projecting armproviding a third support for the' clock and with for arm and havingscrew-holes, threaded legs passing through perforations in the lowerportion of the case-body into the said lugs,

whereby the said legs are solidly mounted,A

2. In a marine clock, the combination with a case-body, of a case-backadapted to fit into the open rear end thereof, a clockmovement carriedby the said case-back, a forwardly-projecting bracket fastened to theupper portion of the case-back and provided with a screw-hole, a bracketfastened tothe lower portion of the case-back, having acentrally-arranged, rearwardly-projecting arm and twoforwardly-projecting lugs located on opposite sides of the said arm andhaving screw-holes7 a threaded handle passing through the case-body intothe screw-hole of the said upper bracket, whereby the said handle issolidly mounted, and the case-body and case-back are secured together atthe top of the clock, and two threaded legs passing through perforationsY in the case-body into the screw-holes in the respective lugs of thelower bracket,y whereby the said legs are solidly mounted7 the lower fportions Vof the case-body and Vcaseback secured togetherand a thirdsupport providedy for the clock. Y Y Y In testimony whereof, I havesigned this specification in the scribingwitnesses.

y IVitnesses:

H. B. Dow, J R. PUTNAM.

presenceV of two sub-V FREDERICK WEHINGER. Y

